Ballard Scoring

Question 0

First appearance of crease of sole?

Answer 0

Anterior sole of ball of foot

Question 1

Most reliable time to take this?

Answer 1

12th hr

Question 2

Herl to toe distance isess than 40mm? What score?

Answer 2

-2

For 40-50mm -1

Question 3

Maternal estrogen affects the baby on 2nd to 4th day by causing?

Answer 3

Neonatal gynecomastia

Question 4

Baby has slightly fused eyelids. What score?

Answer 4

-2

Question 5

For male testicles, what week do it begin to descend? Left precedes right? Palpable?

Answer 5

30
32
33-34

Question 6

Female genital that contain fat and affected by intrauterine nutri

Answer 6

Labia majora

Question 7

Lanugo begins to appear at ___ week?

Answer 7

24-25

Question 8

Is reflected jn infants preferred posture at rest and resistance to stretch muscles

Answer 8

Total body muscle tone

Question 9

For posture, it assumes an _____ flexor tone, with lower extrem first the upper

Answer 9

Increasing

Question 10

For preterm infants ______ passive floxor tone.

Answer 10

Unopposed

Question 11

Hip flexion without adduction is called?

What score?

Answer 11

Frog leg position, 3

Question 12

Wrist flexibility

Answer 12

Square window

Question 13

The more post term, the _____ the angle of square window

Answer 13

Less

Question 14

Focuses on Passive flexor tone of biceps

Answer 14

Arm recoil

Question 15

For arm recoil, only a score of 4 is given in what situation?

Answer 15

Contact between fist and face

Question 16

Scarf sign showed at xiphoid process? What score

Answer 16

2

Question 17

Heel to ear test reveals: at umbilical area

Answer 17

3

Question 18

What score if
Frog leg position
Square window is 60
Arm recoil at 180
Popliteal angle at 120
Scarf sign at xiphoid
Heel to ear at nipple line

Answer 18

10

Question 19

Score:
Skin -smooth pink visible veins
Lanugo - bald area
Creases anterior 2/3
Stippled areola
Lids open pinna flat stays folded
Testes down, good rugae
Clit prominent, small labia minora

Answer 19

12